I would like letter-writer Bob Grottenthaler (“Trump’s covid-19 response incompetent”) to point out why he thinks the Trump administration ignored the CDC pandemic plan from 2005. I went on the CDC website and read the plan. I understand President Trump’s committee may not have followed it to the letter, but most of the response did use some of the guidelines. How would Grottenthaler know it was not used?

I would also like to remind him that the World Health Organization, which had known about the virus since Jan. 7, did not declare it “a public health emergency of international concern” until Jan. 30. Trump restricted travel from China Jan. 31.

While I acknowledge the seriousness of the virus took the whole world by surprise, the Trump administration has done a great job managing it. After we get this under control I’m sure the plan will be updated. This is not a political issue; this is a life-threatening issue, so save the criticism.

Dorothy Shock

Springdale

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